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Helen Corbett

Trust in Infantino ‘badly shaken’ after Fifa scraps World Cup investment plan

Gianni Infantino, president of Fifa (Bradley Collyer/PA) - (PA Wire)

Trust in Gianni Infantino has been “badly shaken”, the vice president of Uefa has said after the Fifa chief bowed to pressure and scrapped a plan to sell off shares in the World Cup.

Mr Infantino backtracked after a backlash over the investment plan, which was rejected by three continental confederations, with Uefa warning its nations would boycott Fifia events if it went ahead.

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